' Caveman ' Doulton , in N.Z. , a teacher from Rangi two toes ( Rangitoto ) Colledge had one , New . cant fix the year but likely 68 / 69 .
Talk off the neigbourhood . James Bond. Aston Martin . ' oh , I say , how dashing etc , amougst the non motorcycle hateing housewives .
I may have been at intermediate school by then . 1970 / 71 . Dunno . The ' new ' teacher from the South Island had turned up.
Theres pictures of a Orange Seat resto or two , on here ( Commando Forum ).
What I recall was seeing it as he ducked into the post office at Browns Bay within a fortnite of ' the roumours ' . :shock: or a week , even .
AND he said Hello .
Initially it was immaculate . spiffing Even. Being Brand New . . Would hear it climb out of the Valley , from the paternal boat yard .
Disapointed a few times going along the way and it not showing . ANYWAY a few years later , I can recall studying it there ( P.O. )
as it sat and looking at the ingrained dirt inplaces on the ORANGE seat .
Had a chat , as to its reliability . near faultless - self maintained and capeabilities .
" Will cruise at 90 , but prefer to keep it down around 70 , and its safer . "
Was the Overall silver paintwork one. Later he got a car ( Humber 80 ) as they had two kids .
It languished under his house for a few years then as they wouldnt fit on . A few years after that , when I was at colledge , I talked to him about it. He said he had sold it .He said it really needed an overhaul . Rings , Valve Grind . but was still running well , but had only been ridden occassionally ,in the middle two yrs , then hadnt run for two ( about 6 + total ownership )
Had only stopped to admire the view ( reset the points
) once unpremeditatedly , once or twice ' otherwise ' . :wink:
43.000 on it in thet wo yrs , then about 6 / 700 the next two .
A student of his was in raptures he'd manadged to trade a H1 Kwackersiki in on a Commando , later . A Combat , Black
slight nick in the tank , needed transfers & had slight scrape marks .And never thrashed . But only 15.000 miles ,
from the shop that became Mike Vincent Suzuki .
A honda shop then . I think . that'd be about 74 .
A two year old Commando , never thrashed , for a caned 500 Kwaker . :lol: :lol:
A keen types dream come true . Advised on serviceing by the Fastback protagonist .
Such was Life .In ' The Bays ' .
